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I asked one of my sons last night, “Do you feel people expect more from you because you are a pastor’s son?”
He said, “Not really.”
“Great!”, I said.
Throughout the years of my kids growing up, my wife and I have been very deliberate to make sure our kids understand that they don’t have to act a [...]
Archive for the ‘On Fathering’ Category
August 28th, 2010
WHOSE SON ARE YOU?
August 16th, 2010
JUST A GOOD ACTOR
We try to curb whining in our home. Consistency is always a challenge.
Our 7-year-old daughter (at that time when this happened) did it when she wasn’t able to get what she wanted.
Ryan, our 3-year-old son said, “Mom, I don’t like that sound.”
My wife replied by saying, “Well, Ryan, you also whine sometimes.”
To this he said, [...]
August 12th, 2010
CHICKEN MOMMY
We were having a meal together as a family.
Janina was eating “Lucky Me” chicken mami noodles.
Jenn asked Ryan a question who was 3 years old at that time, “Ryan, do you want chicken mami?”
Almost in tears and with a confused face, Ryan replies,
“No, I don’t like!!! I want YOU, mom…not a chicken mommy.”
August 7th, 2010
BE QUICK TO LISTEN
Day 1 of our couples retreat. I just want to say it has been very refreshing. Bernard and Ivy are amazing. They’re some of our finest in Victory.
Some of the things we learned…
There are learned Biblical behaviors that we can acquire. One of which is to be ‘quick to listen’ as James 1:19 says.
“Nothing-you-can-do-to make-me-love-you-less” [...]
Posted in On Fathering, On Following 
Tags: bernard marquez, communication, couples retreat, ivy marquez, juray mora, summit ridge, tagaytay 
1 Comment »August 3rd, 2010
BUT IT’S SHORTER
Coming home from church one night, Ryan and Janina rode with me while Nathan and Joaquin rode with their mom since they used another car coming from a birthday party.
A conversation between Janina, my 11 year old and Ryan, my 7 year old that made me bust out laughing went like this…
RYAN: I don’t like [...]
